[dpdk-dev,v1] doc: announce API and ABI change for librte_ether

  In 17.02 five rte_eth_dev_set_vf_*** functions will be removed
from librte_ether, renamed and moved to the ixgbe PMD.

Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Iremonger, Bernard
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 2:38 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
> Cc: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
> Subject: [PATCH v1] doc: announce API and ABI change for librte_ether
> 
> In 17.02 five rte_eth_dev_set_vf_*** functions will be removed from
> librte_ether, renamed and moved to the ixgbe PMD.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>

Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Bernard Iremonger
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 2:38 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
> Cc: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: announce API and ABI change for
> librte_ether
> 
> In 17.02 five rte_eth_dev_set_vf_*** functions will be removed from
> librte_ether, renamed and moved to the ixgbe PMD.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 36
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> index 1d274d8..20e11ac 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> @@ -53,3 +53,39 @@ Deprecation Notices
>  * librte_ether: an API change is planned for 17.02 for the function
>    ``_rte_eth_dev_callback_process``. In 17.02 the function will return an
> ``int``
>    instead of ``void`` and a fourth parameter ``void *ret_param`` will be
> added.
> +
> +* librte_ether: for 17.02 it is planned to deprecate the following five
> functions:
> +
> +  ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_rxmode``
> +
> +  ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_rx``
> +
> +  ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_tx``
> +
> +  ``rte_eth_dev_set_vf_vlan_filter``
> +
> +  ``rte_eth_set_vf_rate_limit``
> +
> +  The following fields will be removed from ``struct eth_dev_ops``:
> +
> +  ``eth_set_vf_rx_mode_t``
> +
> +  ``eth_set_vf_rx_t``
> +
> +  ``eth_set_vf_tx_t``
> +
> +  ``eth_set_vf_vlan_filter_t``
> +
> +  ``eth_set_vf_rate_limit_t``
> +
> +  The functions will be renamed to the following, and moved to the ``ixgbe``
> PMD.
> +
> +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_rxmode``
> +
> +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_rx``
> +
> +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_tx``
> +
> +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_filter``
> +
> +  ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit``
> --
> 2.10.1

Acked-by: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>
  

On 11/4/2016 1:39 PM, Mcnamara, John wrote:
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Iremonger, Bernard
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 2:38 PM
>> To: dev@dpdk.org; Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
>> Cc: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
>> Subject: [PATCH v1] doc: announce API and ABI change for librte_ether
>>
>> In 17.02 five rte_eth_dev_set_vf_*** functions will be removed from
>> librte_ether, renamed and moved to the ixgbe PMD.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
> 
> Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
  

> >> In 17.02 five rte_eth_dev_set_vf_*** functions will be removed from
> >> librte_ether, renamed and moved to the ixgbe PMD.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>
> > 
> > Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Acked-by: Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>
> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>

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